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Written Communication
Written Communication, a one semester
course, continues the reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing
strategies begun in Patterns of Communication. Developing writing skills in
tenth grade requires that students construct meaning from literary works
and from life experiences. Students will write frequently and will produce
products for different purposes and structures. In addition, students should
continue to become aware of themselves as writers who seek to communicate
through expressive, transactional, and literary pieces for a variety of
audiences. All sophomores, unless approved for Print Communication, or Enriched Written Communication, must take
this course.
Print Communication
Sophomores seeking to strengthen their
writing skills in print journalism take this one semester course instead of
Written Communication. The course includes interviewing, researching, and
writing for the school newspaper and applying effective speaking techniques
learned in Speech Communication. Articles written may be published in the
school newspaper. Students who wish to be considered for an editorial
position on the school newspaper must take this course. Students who wish to
take this course must take Speech Communication first semester as Print
Communications is offered ONLY second semester.
Speech Communication
Emphasis is on the development of basic
skills in effective speaking, critical thinking, reading strategies,
researching and critical listening. Speech Communication is required of all
tenth grade students,
and it is offered both semesters. Registration of students is alphabetical, depending
on an even split of the sophomore class.
Enriched Written Communication
Enriched Written Communication is a
semester course for sophomores who have excellent skills in writing and
literary analysis. A thematic approach will structure writing activities and
literary analysis. The skills required for the rigorous reading, writing,
speaking, listening, and technology expectations will require students to
be committed to the learning process, to be self-motivated and to achieve at
a degree of complexity consistent with the enriched level. While
we encourage students to stretch themselves, students should consider their
entire schedule (not just the single course) when determining whether or not
to take an enriched, AP, or other weighted course.
Enriched Print
This course is designed for enriched
sophomores who seek to challenge their intellectual abilities in the
field of media communications. This course provides an alternative for those who wish to further their knowledge and
expertise in the area of print and broadcast journalism. Students will not
only write for publication, but will also write and produce for cable
television. The skills required for the rigorous reading and writing
expectations will require a student to be committed to the learning process,
to be self-motivated, and to achieve at a degree of complexity consistent
with the enriched level. While we
encourage students to stretch themselves, students should consider their
entire schedule (not just the single course) when determining whether or not
to take an enriched, AP, or other weighted course.
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